01065pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002600040245012600066260000900192300001200201362000800213520059000221650002800811650003800839650001200877773001800889180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSaravanan, Velayutham  aTribal revolts in India with reference to Salem and Baramahal districts of Madras Presidency during the late 18th century  c1999  ap.67-81  aMar  aThis paper examines the simmering discontent and the underlying reasons behind the tribal revolts against the colonial administration in Salem and Baramahal regions of Madras Presidency at the end of eighteenth century. It reveals that colonial intervention into the traditional tribal administrative boundaries was responsible for their revolt. The colonial government disregarded the tribal revolts with contempt and suppressed them by brute force. Further, this article attempts to reconstruct the historiography of tribal revolts with the help of subaltern literature. - Reproduced  aTribes - India - Madras  aEthnic conflicts - India - Madras  aHistory  aArtha Vijnana